Task to replace Waita begins

 CCU top positions up for grabs

By The Anchor Reporter

Chama Cha Uzalendo (CCU) is seeking to fill two top positions left by officials who have resigned from the party. The vacant positions up for grabs include that of the Party Leader, previously held by former State House Chief of Staff, Nzioka Waita and that of the Party Chairperson left vacant after the resignation of Stanley Ole Ntutu.Waita rode on the party's ticket to vie for the Machakos governor seat in the last year's General Election but lost to Wiper's  Wavinya Ndeti.

Mr Nzioka Waita

The party’s Secretary General, Phillipe Sadja on Friday confirmed the receipt of official communication by both Waita and Ole Ntutu notifying the party of their exit.  

“It is true that Nzioka Waita is no longer a member of CCU. The position of Party Leader is therefore vacant as from the time he resigned on February 28, 2023. The Office of the Registrar of Political Parties has also communicated the same position in writing,” Sadja said at a press conference in Machakos town.

Sadja said CCU had also accepted the resignation of Ole Ntutu as the party’s chairperson. He however said the party was still strong and was in the process of revitalizing its structures ahead of the 2027 general election.

“CCU is still a strong party and is in the process of strengthening its structures and conducting grassroots mobilization of membership in preparation for the 2027 general election,” said Sadja.

Several prominent politicians have been at the helm of the CCU party in the last couple of years.

In 2013, Wavinya Ndeti, now Machakos Governor was the Party Leader before paving the way for former Central Imenti MP, Gitobu Imanyara. The late former Machakos Senator, Boniface Kabaka also served  for a short stint as Party Leader before Waita took over in the run-up to the 2022 General Election.

The party has also voiced its concern over the turbulent political climate in the country, terming it unsustainable. “We firmly support peaceful demonstrations as a legitimate means of expressing the grievances of Kenyans. However, we urge all stakeholders to ensure that such demonstrations have a clear political endgame that supports all Kenyans,” said the SG.